horsefeathers

plural noun

horse·feath·ers ˈhȯrs-ˌfe-t͟hərz

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: nonsense, balderdash

Examples of horsefeathers in a Sentence

horsefeathers! don't believe everything you read in the papers

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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